Making ipod videos

I've tried many ways now to make videos for my ipod, but each time i dont get any sound. the first time i tried converting my videos in itunes to ipod videos using itunes, didnt get any sound
tried using quicktime to export my videos to ipod format, still didnt get any sound with any of them
and ive tried many third party pieces of software to try and convert my files and still dont get sound
what am i doing wrong?

See this for help: Guide to converting video for iPod (Mac/Windows).

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